The City of Santa Rosa Recreation & Parks Department is working with the Water Department to amend the A Place to Play Park Master Plan to include the following five changes:

1. Addition of a new emergency well and water system to be located near the southwest corner of the park. The proposed emergency groundwater well will offer a viable option in the event of an emergency or disconnection to the Sonoma County Water Agency (SCWA) Aqueduct. The water provided by the well would provide a temporary clean water source to Santa Rosa Water customers, such as hospitals, schools, nursing facilities, homes and businesses.

2. Addition of an existing water pump station that is currently located in the northwest area of the park. This water pump was installed in the park in 2007 and the change to the master plan reflects this alteration.

3. Addition of picnic areas to be located near existing and future playgrounds.

4. Addition of three hydration stations and/or drinking fountains (locations to be determined).

5. Addition of a basketball court near the future planned playground.

The proposed A Place to Play Master Plan Amendment is available for public viewing. Click here to view the documentOR you may pick up a copy at Santa Rosa Recreation & Parks Department, 55 Stony Point Road, Santa Rosa.

The City is continuing to consult with the U.S. and California Departments of Fish and Wildlife on the final determination of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) declaration (draft environmental initial study). This process is expected to be finalized within the next 30-45 days. The release of the Initial Study for public review will follow and the public will then have 30 days to review the documents and provide comments. Once the public review process is complete, the City and its environmental consultant will finalize the Initial Study and prepare the Mitigated Negative Declaration for City Council adoption.The Master Plan and the Mitigated Negative Declaration will then be placed on the agenda as a public hearing before the Santa Rosa City Council. Please check back to this web page for continued scheduling and project updates.

Update: 4/4/19

Environmental review of the Master Plan for Roseland Creek Community Park has been delayed. At the recommendation of the City’s environmental consultant, Federal and State jurisdictional agencies will provide formal review of the draft environmental Initial Study prior to public release of the study. This process takes roughly 45 days, including a 30-day review period for the jurisdictional agencies. The release of the Initial Study for public review will follow and is anticipated to occur in the first week of June 2019, barring any unforeseen issues. The public will then have 30 days to review the documents and provide comments. Once the public review process is complete, the City and its environmental consultant will finalize the Initial Study and prepare the Mitigated Negative Declaration for City Council adoption. This step in the process is estimated to take two to three weeks to complete. The Master Plan and the Mitigated Negative Declaration will then be placed on the agenda of the Santa Rosa City Council. The estimated timeline for Council review and adoption of the Master Plan and Mitigated Negative Declaration is August/September 2019, barring any unforeseen issues.

Please check back here for the opportunity to review and provide comments on the Initial Study, and for posting of the future City Council meeting date.

The Master Plan for Roseland Creek Community Park received recommended approval from the Board of Community Services on March 28, 2018 and was reviewed by the Sonoma County Agricultural Preservation and Open Space District Advisory Committee for compliance with current conservation easements.

*The second meeting originally scheduled for October 2017 was canceled due to the Sonoma County fires.

Online Input Forum #2 -- COMPLETED
The updated draft plan is available online for public viewing and input:December 4 - December 17, 2017

Board of Community Services -- COMPLETED
The draft plan will be presented to the Board of Community Services for review and recommended approval. The meeting is open to the public and public comment will be heard. Click here to view the Concept Plan presented at the February 28th BOCS Meeting.
February 28, 2018 at 4pm
Finley Community Center, Cypress Room
2060 West College Avenue, Santa Rosa

Board of Community Services #2 -- COMPLETED
City staff will review any updates made to the draft plan as a result of community and board member input received during the February 28, 2018 meeting, and will present the draft concept plan to the Board of Community Services for recommended approval to the City Council. To view the updated concept plan, please click here.
March 28, 2018 at 4pm
Finley Community Center, Cypress Room
2060 West College Avenue, Santa Rosa

The Santa Rosa City Council will consider approval of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) determination and the proposed Master Plan for Kawana Springs Community Park on November 12, 2019. It was necessary to postpone the date for the public hearing due to priority items related to homelessness and affordable housing scheduled for the City Council agenda over the next 4-8 weeks.

The proposed Master Plan for Kawana Springs Community Park is available for review online at the link below or in person at the Santa Rosa Recreation & Parks Department, 55 Stony Point Road.

Update: 7/25/19

The August 6, 2019 meeting before the City Council on the proposed Master Plan to build Kawana Springs Community Park has been postponed until September. Please check back here for further scheduling updates.

The proposed Master Plan for Kawana Springs Community Park is available for review online at the link below or in person at the Santa Rosa Recreation & Parks Department, 55 Stony Point Road.

Environmental Initial Study: Notice of Intent to Adopt a Mitigated Negative DeclarationReview Period: April 10, 2019 to May 9, 2019In accordance with guidelines of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), the City of Santa Rosa Recreation & Parks Department has prepared this notice to inform agencies and interested parties that it is releasing an Initial Study and Proposed Mitigated Negative Declaration (IS/Proposed MND) for the City’s Kawana Springs Community Park Project.

Project Description and Location:The proposed project would develop an approximately 19.2-acre site located at the corner of Kawana Springs Road and Meda Avenue in the southeast quadrant of the City of Santa Rosa. The proposed park includes a fitness course, community garden, half basketball court, sand volleyball court, outdoor table tennis court, pump track, dog park, bathrooms, bocce court, open turf, gathering pavilion, picnic areas, children’s play area, parking, and a paved trail adjacent to Kawana Springs Creek. A clear span pedestrian bridge is proposed over riparian habitat and Kawana Springs Creek on the northeast corner of the site.

Review IS/Proposed MND:A 30-day review period will extend from April 10, 2019 to May 9, 2019. The IS/Proposed MND will be available for public review online by using this link: KAWANA SPRINGS IS/PROPOSED MND

The IS/Proposed MND is also available at the following two locations:1) City Recreation and Parks Department, 55 Stony Point Road2) Sonoma County Clerk-Recorder Office, 585 Fiscal Drive, Room 103

Providing Comments:Agencies and interested parties may provide written comments on the IS/Proposed MND for the project. Comments may be directed to the attention of:

After the review period closes, the Santa Rosa City Council will consider a recommendation to adopt the IS/Proposed MND for the project during a regularly scheduled public meeting, tentatively scheduled for August 6, 2019. Please check back to this web page to confirm the date and time of the City Council meeting and for all project related updates.

Master Planning Process - 2017The City of Santa Rosa Recreation & Parks Department is working with GSM Landscape Architecture, Inc. and David J. Powers & Associates to develop the Master Plan for Kawana Springs Community Park. David J. Powers is providing environmental analysis of the park area and GSM is working on the design plan. A series of community meetings were held during the spring and summer of 2017 to guide development of the Master Plan for Kawana Springs Community Park, a 19.2-acre park located in southeast Santa Rosa at Kawana Terrace and Meda Avenue. The meetings concluded with recommended approval of the Draft Master Plan from the Board of Community Services on August 23, 2017. At that time, the plan was to be presented to the City Council for review in six to eight months. However, the Tubbs Fire of October 2017 significantly impacted the City of Santa Rosa and delayed the park planning process.

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